This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GERKEN, BENNIS, PLATT, HUNTER, TEMME, MAYER, DOELLINGER, KLEPPER, FOELBER Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vh.2ADI/2103 Message Board Post: Rev. Theodore P. GERKEN - July 10, 1914 - Nov. 23, 1995 - Elkhart, service for Rev. Theodore P. GERKEN, 81, of Arcadia, Mich. who died of natural causes at 2 a.m. Thursday in his daughter's home in Elkhart, will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Trinity Lutheran Church, Arcadia. Burial will be in Pilgrim Home Cemetery, Arcadia. Friends may call from 1 p.m. until services Sunday in the church. Hartzler-Gutermuth Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Arcadia Camp Association or Valparaiso University Students Alumni Fund. Rev. GERKEN served Lutheran churches in St. Charles, Mo.; Afton, Mo.; LaGrange, Ill.; Whitter (sic), Calif.; Arcadia and Beulah, Mich. He was born July 10, 1914, in Ledue, Alberta, Cananda. On April 27, 1940, in Minenola, N.Y., he married Helen M. BENNIS. She died in 1991. Surviving are three daughters, Kathleen PLATT of Elkhart, Barbara HUNTER of Bayton, Texas, and Miriam TEMME of Casper, Wyo.; a son Paul of Pied! mont, Calif.; 13 grandchildren; four sisters, Ruth MAYER and Martha DOELLINGER, both of Marysville, Ohio, Dorothea FOELBER of Brighten, Mich., and Gertrude KLEPPER of Alamo, Texas; and three brothers, Martin of Marysville, Rev. Erwin GERKIN of Pyuyallup, Wash., and Rev. Oscar GERKEN of Eustis, Fla. He attended Concordia College, Fort Wayne, and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. source: unknown newspaper (submitted by a volunteer, no family connection)

I have found the following information on the 1870 and 1880 census: 1870 (August 14) US Census Clay Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana, Warsaw Post Office. Fisher, Jacob, Day Laborer, age 59, born Penn. Fisher, Susanna, Keeping House, age 28, born Penn. Fisher, Sarah E., age nine, born Michigan Fisher, Ora M. age seven, born Michigan Fisher, Joshua, son, age one There is another Fisher family listed on the same page as Joshua but doesn't look to be related but you never know. I will look further when I have more time. If you would like to have the actual census sheets which are large files, please let me know. Marly 1880 (August 02) US Census Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana Fisher, Susanna, age 39, a widow, keeping house,, born Penn. Fisher, Sarah E., age 18, daughter, at home, born Michigan Fisher, Ira M. age 17, son, at home, born Michigan Fisher, Joshua age 11, son, at school, born Indiana Date: 17 May 2005 19:04:55 -0600 From: aljean@bnin.net To: INELKHAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Need information about great great grandmother This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fisher/Zellers/ Swinhart/ Melkus Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vh.2ADI/2102 Message Board Post: If anyone knows anything about Susanah Zellers Fisher I would like to know. I am trying to trace my family tree. She was born in Pennsylvania estimated year 1841. She married Jacob Fisher also from Pennsylvania. They resided in Elkhart County, and they had three children that I know of. One Joshua Fisher my great grand father born around 1868. Joshua married Abbie Swinehart March 31,1891 A year later his mother Susanah Zellers Fisher died March 31,1892 She was buried as far as I know with a Sarah Melkus born in 1861 and died August 31,1898. I believe Saah was Susanah's only daughter. As far as I know their other child was a boy. Jacob is not listed with her I believe they divorced. I have not found any records as of yet to verify this. Any information would be great. Thank you. Jean Ann Fisher Hochstetler --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vh.2ADI/2085.2 Message Board Post: I checked the CRIMP index and found a listing for Frank and Carrie Roseberry so checked it out at the Elkhart County Archives. On June 20, 1879, Carrie Roseberry filed for divorce from Frank Roseberry. It states they were married Feb. 1, 1874 at Mottville, MI and had 2 children: Cora, born Jan 6, 1875, and Vernie, born July 30, 1877. States they had lived in Elkhart City since 28 Nov. 1877. Before that in Bristol. Her occupation was washerwoman. Contact me direct if you want more info. Liatris875@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fisher/Zellers/ Swinhart/ Melkus Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vh.2ADI/2102 Message Board Post: If anyone knows anything about Susanah Zellers Fisher I would like to know. I am trying to trace my family tree. She was born in Pennsylvania estimated year 1841. She married Jacob Fisher also from Pennsylvania. They resided in Elkhart County, and they had three children that I know of. One Joshua Fisher my great grand father born around 1868. Joshua married Abbie Swinehart March 31,1891 A year later his mother Susanah Zellers Fisher died March 31,1892 She was buried as far as I know with a Sarah Melkus born in 1861 and died August 31,1898. I believe Saah was Susanah's only daughter. As far as I know their other child was a boy. Jacob is not listed with her I believe they divorced. I have not found any records as of yet to verify this. Any information would be great. Thank you. Jean Ann Fisher Hochstetler

Hello List, I am looking for a Frances Loretta Rogers married in 1846 in Elkhart, Indiana. Believe she was born somewhere after 1820 in New York. Know nothing about her parents, but much about who she married. Dottie

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Roseberry Haskins Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vh.2ADI/2085.1 Message Board Post: Hi Carl, I've checked all of the cemetery indexes for Elkhart County and couldn't find any Roseberrys at all. I couldn't find Frank in the 1870 census, but it could be that the name is spelled some unusual way. The family is in Elkhart in the 1880 census, with Carrie's mother Lucinda Haskins, and a laborer, George Mayble. In the 1900 census, Carrie is living in Steuben County but has the last name Mayble (!), along with her father, Henry Haskins, and daughter Cora Roseberry. Carrie is apparently widowed a second time. Sorry I couldn't find a grave for you, but let me know if I can look up anything else. Geoff

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HOLDEMAN, CHRISMAN Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vh.2ADI/2101 Message Board Post: Mildred C. HOLDEMAN - Pomona, Calif. age 86, of 2503 S. Virginia Ave., Pomona, Calif., formerly of Elkhart, died Monday (May 16, 1994) at Pomona Valley Hospital. She was born May 14, 1908, in Goshen. As Mildred C. CHRISMAN, she married the Rev. Ralph M. HOLDEMAN on Jan. 1, 1933 in Goshen. He died July 30, 1990. Surviving is a daughter, Margaret Rose HOLDEMAN, Pomona. Friends may call at Trinity United Methodist Church, Elkhart, for an hour before services, which will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Officiating will be the Rev. Jack Pavy. Burial will be in Violett Cemetery, Goshen. Mrs. HOLDEMAN was personnel director for the Owens-Corning Fiberglass Company in New York for several years. She was a graduate of Goshen High School and attended North Central College in Naperville, Ill. While in California, she was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Pomona. While in Elkhart, she was a volunteer for the Elkhart Council in Aging. Hartzler-Gutermuth Funeral Home is in! charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist church, Pomona. source: Elkhart Truth May 1994 (submitted by a volunteer, no family connection)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DARR Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vh.2ADI/722.1167.2 Message Board Post: Hello,I am named after a Charlotte Darr who was my great great grandmother.Write if you get this.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: PALMER, BARTON, BLENNER, ROBINSON Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vh.2ADI/2100 Message Board Post: Alice E. PALMER - Chandler, Ariz., Friends of Alice E. PALMER, 85, of Chandler, Ariz., formerly of Elkhart, may form a procession at 10:45 a.m. Monday at Walley-Mills-Zimmerman Funeral Home. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Rice Cemetery. The Rev. Joseph Rulli of St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church will officiate. Mrs. PALMER died at 12 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 8, 1994) at Pecos Nursing Center in Chandler. She was born March 24, 1909, in Elkhart. She married Fred J. PALMER in 1946 in Elkhart. He died Jan. 23, 1951, in Elkhart. Surviving are one stepdaughter, Marian BARTON of Florida, several stepgrandchildren and several step great-grandchildren. One step-daughter and one stepson preceded her in death as did two sisters, Helen BLENNER and Mary ROBINSON, and one brother, Armand BLENNER. She was employed at Judd Drug Store in Elkhart for many years. source: Elkhart Truth Oct 1994 (submitted by a volunteer, no family connection)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: POORBAUGH, NORCROSS, GRAY, NIBLOCK Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vh.2ADI/2099 Message Board Post: Sarah J. POORBAUGH - Bradenton, Fla., age 89, of Bradenton, formerly of Elkhart, died Thursday (May 19, 1994) in Regency Health Care Center. She was born Aug. 3, 1904, in Elkhart. As Sarah J. NORCROSS, she married Maurice POORBAUGH in 1925. He died in 1978. Surviving are two nieces, including F. Betty GRAY of Bradenton, with whom she lived prior to entering the health care center. Her sister, Frances NIBLOCK, died in 1939, in Elkhart. A committal service will be July 20, (1994), at Rice Cemetery. The Rev. Richard Kalineberg of St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church will officiate. The National Cremation Society of Sarasota was in charge of arrangements and Hartzler-Gutermuth Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements. Mrs. POORBAUGH was a volunteer with the Red Cross and a member of the D.A.R. and of the Presbyterian faith. She retired from her work in sales for a retail dress shop and moved from Elkhart to Defiance, Ohio, then to Florida in 1972. Memorials! may be given to the American Red Cross. source: unknown newspaper 1994 (submitted by a volunteer, no family connection)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Becker Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Vh.2ADI/2098 Message Board Post: Looking for information and/or newspaper articles on still unsolved murders of John Phillip and Anna Eva Meisinger Becker - 16 Dec 1916 - Mason City, Mason Co, IL. 85 year old prominent farmer and 81 year old wife brutally murdered in home. If prefer, can reply direct to my e-mail.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vh.2ADI/2097 Message Board Post: Historic Atlas Of Indiana Counties: http://www.historic-atlas-series.com/ The Zone 1-11 Atlas is a complete set of 1876 Indiana county maps. Each Zone consists of a series of 8 or more bordering county maps making up all 92 Indiana counties. Each Zone Atlas contains high resolution scanned images of vintage 19th century county maps that are presented in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). Individual Indiana Zones are also sold separately. Each atlas includes the following 19th century features: * roads, railroads and canals * cities, towns and villages * post offices and government sites * one-room schoolhouses, churches and cemeteries * rivers, streams and ferries * racetracks, fairgrounds and picnic groves * industrial sites, furnaces and mills * early homesteads and farms and much, much more The Historic Atlas of Indiana series may be an invaluable aid to Genealogists, Historians and researchers in search of 19th century Indiana places and place names. Indiana Zone CD's start at just $8.95, or buy the full state CD with all 11 Zones for only $69.95! Same day shipping on all paid orders received before 3:00 PM EST. The Historic Atlas Series also consists of 19th century atlases from Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and new products are being added each month so please feel free to check back often. Best Regards, Rich Green Historic Atlas Series http://www.historic-atlas-series.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MAIN, BARNES, GOBLE, HIAR Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vh.2ADI/2096 Message Board Post: Florence MAIN - Elkhart, age 89, of 1900 Jeanwood Drive, died at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday (Nov 7, 1995) at the Meridian Nursing Center Eastlake. she was born Feb 12, 1906, in Gobles, MIch. She married George MAIN on Aug 6, 1927, in Lansing, Mich. He died in 1962. She is survived by two sons, George of Elkhart and Carl of Braumholder, Germany; one daughter, Mary Jean BARNES of Elkhart; and several grandchildren. A daughter, Ruth GOBLE, and a sister, Hazel HIAR, preceded her in death. There will be no visitation. Private family services will be 10 a.m. Friday at the Stemm-Lawson-Peterson Funeral Home with Brother Ralph J. Thompson of the Jehovah's Witnesses North congregation officiating. Burial will be in the Earl Cemetery in Gobles. Mrs. MAIN was a homemaker and member of the Jehovah's Witnesses North Kingdom Hall congregation. Memorials may be made to the church. source: unknown newspaper (submitted by a volunteer, no family connection)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bowser Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Vh.2ADI/2095 Message Board Post: I am looking for information regarding David Bowser B: 1814 adn his wife Elizabeth. Need to know their children. Did they indeed have a Joel G. Bowser. He is my gg-grandfather. Working and searching to find any info. Have census records and I am pretty sure David is the father of Joel, but then, need to know if Daniel and Anne Meyers are David's parents. Please help if you can! Going nuts! Have decided this is not the hobby for an impatient person! :) If anyone has ANY info that can help me...please email to nbr1maandpa@msn.com. Thanks!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GOBLE, MAIN, RHEINHEIMER, BARNES Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vh.2ADI/2094 Message Board Post: Ruth E. GOBLE - Elkhart, Friends of Ruth E. GOBLE, 66, of 1230 McPherson may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today and for one hour prior to the 2 p.m. Wednesday funeral service at the Elkhart Chapel of Stemm-Lawson Funeral Home. The Rev. Byron Fultz of Adamsville Road Church of God will officiate. Burial will be in Rice Cemetery. Mrs. GOBLE died at 7 p.m. Sunday (Aug. 20, 1995) in Elkhart General Hospital. she was born April 22, 1929, in Grande (sic) Ledge, Mich. and married Max L. GOBLE on Sept. 25, 1947. He died May 20, 1989. surviving are her mother, Florence MAIN of Elkhart; two sons, Gary GOBLE of Elkhart, and Michael GOBLE of Goshen; one daughter, Mrs. Alan (Sandra) RHEINHEIMER of Elkhart; a number of grandchildren; two brothers, Carl C. MAIN of West Germany; and a sister, Mrs. James (Mary) BARNES of Elkhart. One daughter, Diana GOBLE, is deceased. Mrs. GOBLE was a sale clerk at Binkley's Pharmacy and Seifert Drug Store. Memorials may be given to the Adamsville Road Chu! rch of God. source: Unknown newspaper (submitted by a volunteer, no family connection)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BANKS, PATRICK, SEELY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Vh.2ADI/2093 Message Board Post: Hello, trying to reach descendants/relatives of Florence Seely (c 1867-bef 1930) and Johnson Patrick Banks (1866-1945). John Banks was the son of Aaron and Amanda (Patrick) Banks, born in Cass County, Michigan He and Florence Seely married 11 Dec 1890 in Elkhart County, Indiana, where they lived most of their lives. They had six children: Glen (1892-1945) Elliot Johnson aka Jack (1893-1924) Anna R. (1895-1990?) Aaron Edward aka Ed (1897-1983) Louis Albert (1900-1978?) Herbert (1902-1999). John was a family historian in the 1940s who kept records of the family's abolitionist activities, some of which are archived at the University of Michigan. Looking to exchange information. Thanks, Debian Marty

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vh.2ADI/2092.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks, I wasn't aware of that. I appreciate you info.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HOSSINGER HASSINGER HOLSINGER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vh.2ADI/2092.1 Message Board Post: Thought I should note that members of the Hossinger family from the Union/Snyder Co. area of Pennsylvania via Richland/Ashland Co. area of Ohio came to Noble County, Indiana at about the same time. If you read the old manuscript records of someone of German learning, the name is written Hoßinger. The character ß, called Eszett, is often mistaken for an 'ls'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ß Just to note that the census records may be problematic for you, etc. At the moment I haven't really looked into the Hossinger/Hassinger family there much to be able to help sort it out.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Holsinger Holtzinger Raum Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vh.2ADI/2092 Message Board Post: Looking for info re William Holsinger, Holtzinger married to Susanna Raum. Born in PA; lived at one time in Stark County OH where son John was born. John came to Noble County IN in 1841. He married to Elizabeth Stroman, Eliza Sherman, & Susan Nicholas.

I am trying to help a cousin living in Canada research the GLIMENHAGE/GLIMANHAGE family from Elkhart. I believe she is from a branch of the family that lived in Ontario, Canada and used CLIMENHAGE instead of GLIMENHAGE. She is trying to find information on the family of her great great uncle, Moses GLIMANHAGE. She has been doing research for many years and has quite a bit of information on the family in Canada but is missing information on the family from Elkhart. She does not have a computer but I would be happy to pass any information anyone has on to her.